英语美文点亮智慧人生26：The Apple Tree 苹果树（MP3+双语字幕）

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[00:00.00]A long time ago,	很久以前，
[00:07.85]there was a huge apple tree.	有一棵又高又大的苹果树。
[00:09.86]A little boy loved to come and played around it every day.	一个小男孩，天天喜欢到树下来玩要，
[00:15.21]He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples,	他爬上树顶，摘苹果吃，
[00:18.72]took a nap under the shadow...	在树荫下打…
[00:20.95]He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.	他爱苹果树，苹果树也爱和他一起玩耍。
[00:25.39]Time went by... the little boy had grown up	随着时间的流逝，小男孩长大了，
[00:29.82]and he no longer played around the tree every day.	不再天天来玩耍。
[00:33.81]One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.	一天他又来到树下，看起来很悲伤。
[00:39.61]"Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy.	“来和我玩吧！”树央求男孩。
[00:42.96]"I am no longer a kid.	“我不再是小孩了，
[00:45.25]I don't play around trees anymore."	我不会再到树下玩耍了。”
[00:48.53]The boy replied,	男孩答道。
[00:50.58]"I want toys. I need money to buy them."	“我想要玩具，我需要钱来买。”
[00:54.33]"Sorry, but I don't have money...	苹果树说：“很遗憾，我没有钱，
[00:57.45]but you can pick all my apples and sell them.	不过，你可以把我所有的果子摘下来卖掉，
[01:00.30]So,you will have money."	你就有钱买玩具了。”
[01:02.56]The boy was so excited.	男孩十分激动，
[01:04.89]He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily.	他摘下树上所有的苹果，高高兴兴地走了。
[01:09.14]The boy never came back after he picked the apples.	男孩摘了苹果后好久都没有来。
[01:13.18]The tree was sad.	苹果树很伤心。
[01:14.63]One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited.	一天，男孩终于来了，树非常激动。
[01:20.17]"Come and play with me," the tree said.	“来和我玩吧！”树说。
[01:23.20]"I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family.	“我没有时间，我要替家里干活呢，
[01:27.36]We need a house for shelter.	我们需要一幢房子来遮风挡雨，
[01:29.75]Can you help me?"	你能帮忙吗？”
[01:31.80]"Sorry, but I don't have a house.	“很遗憾，我没有房子，”苹果树说，
[01:34.23]But you can chop off my branches to build your house."	“不过你可以欲下我的树枝拿去建房子。”
[01:38.14]So the boy cut all the branches off the tree	于是男孩砍下所有的树枝，
[01:42.60]and left happily.	高高兴兴地运走了。
[01:43.65]The tree was glad to see him happy	看到男孩高兴树也很开心。
[01:46.64]but the boy never came back since then.	但是，自那时起男孩没再出现，
[01:49.74]The tree was again lonely and sad.	树又孤独伤心起来。
[01:52.99]One hot summer day,	一个炎热的夏天，
[01:55.28]the boy returned and the tree was delighted.	男孩回来了，树高兴地说：
[01:58.66]"Come and play with me!" the tree said,	“来和我玩吧！”
[02:00.81]"I am sad and getting old.	男孩却说：“我很伤心，我一天天老了，
[02:02.91]I want to go sailing to relax myself.	我要扬帆出海，轻松一下，
[02:06.49]Can you give me a boat?"	你能给我一艘船吗？”
[02:08.26]" Use my trunk to build your boat.	“用我的树干去造船吧！
[02:11.14]You can sail far away and be happy."	你可以航行很远而且会开心。”
[02:13.88]So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat.	于是男孩政下了她的树干，
[02:17.22]He went sailing	造了条船，航海去了，
[02:18.73]and never showed up for a long time.	很长时间这个男孩没有露面。
[02:21.64]The tree was happy, but it was not true.	树似乎很开心…但不是真的。
[02:25.30]Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years.	许多年后男孩终于回来了，
[02:30.72]"Sorry, my boy.	苹果树说：“对不起，孩子，
[02:32.68]But I don't have anything for you anymore.	我再也没有东西可以给你了。
[02:35.43]No more apples for you... " the tree said.	没有苹果可以给你…”
[02:38.64]"I don't have teeth to bite," the boy replied.	男孩说：“我的牙都掉了，吃不了苹果了。”
[02:41.73]"No more trunk for you to climb on."	苹果树又说：“我再没有树干让你爬了。”
[02:44.29]" I am too old for that now," the boy said.	男孩说：“现在我老了，爬不上去了。”
[02:47.81]"I really can't give you anything...	“我再也没有什么能给你的了…
[02:50.72]the only thing left is my dying roots," the tree said with tears.	只剩下快要枯死的老根，”树流着泪说。
[02:55.16]"I don't need much now, just a place to rest.	“我什么也不想要，只想找一个休息的处所”
[02:58.89]I am tired after all these years,"	男孩说：“这么多年过去了，
[03:01.81]the boy replied.	现在我真的感到累了，
[03:03.20]"Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest.	“好啊！老根是最适合靠着休息的，
[03:08.39]Come, come sit down with me and rest."	来吧，坐下来和我一起休息吧！”
[03:11.74]The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...	男孩坐下来，苹果树高兴地流下了眼泪…
[03:17.42]This is a story of everyone.	这是一个发生在每一个人身上的故事。
[03:20.23]The tree is our parent.	这棵树就是我们的父母。
[03:22.26]When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad...	小时候，我们喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩…
[03:25.40]When we grown up, we left them,	长大后，我们就离开了他们，
[03:28.13]and only came to them when we need something	只在需要什么东西或者遇到麻烦的时候，
[03:30.87]or when we are in trouble.	才回到他们身边。
[03:32.83]No matter what,	无论如何，
[03:34.29]parents will always be there	父母总是有求必应，为了我们的幸福，
[03:36.39]and give everything they could to make you happy.	无私奉献自己所拥有的一切。
[03:39.67]You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree	你也许觉得那个男孩对树很残忍，
[03:42.92]but that's how all of us are treating our parents.	然而那确是我们所有人对待父母的方式。

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英语美文点亮智慧人生26：The Apple Tree 苹果树（MP3+双语字幕）